NATIONAL MEDIATION CONFERENCE 2008

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

Mediation: Transforming the Landscape

REGISTRATION DAY: Pre-Conference Workshops

PRE-CONFERENCE: TUESDAY 9 September 2008

0900 – 1200 /

Pre-Conference Workshop 1

Working withhigh conflict clients: skill development
Mr Bill Eddy (National Conflict Resolution Center, California)
1400 – 1700 / Pre-Conference Workshop 2
Common hurdles and negotiation techniques experienced during mediations and how to manage these
Prof John Wade (Dispute Resolution Centre, BondUniversity)
1600 /

Registration Desk opens – Hyatt Regency Perth

1700 – 1900 /

CONFERENCE WELCOME RECEPTION – District Court of Western Australia

(500 Hay Street, Perth)
1730 / WELCOME to the National Mediation Conference 2008
Introduction- Ms Margaret Halsmith and Judge Chris Stevenson (NMC 2008 Co-convenors)
Introduction of Chief Judge Antoinette Kennedy(District Court of Western Australia)
1830 / Concludes

Day One: Transforming the Landscape: the view from the hilltop

DAYONE: WEDNESDAY 10 September 2008

0730 /

Morning exercise activities (walking, yoga) and light breakfast (optional)

0800 /

Registration– Hyatt Regency Perth

Chair:
0900 / WELCOME TO COUNTRY
0910 /

OFFICIAL OPENING

/ Federal Attorney-General The Hon Robert McClelland
0930 /

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

/ Ms Margaret Halsmith and Judge Chris Stevenson
(NMC 2008 Co-convenors)
0945 /

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

/ Transforming the landscape of mediation
Prof Hilary Astor(University of Sydney)
1030 /

Morning Tea Break

CONCURRENT SESSION ONE

Stream / Employment / Indigenous / Ethics and Practice / Organisational Culture
Chair:
1100 / 48
A re-commissioned independent umpire?
Commissioner Anna Lee Cribb (Australian Industrial Relations Commission) / 53
Intervention strategies in Native Title mediation
Graeme Neate (National Native Title Tribunal) / 34
Professional mediator ethics: no need for neutrality in the age of accreditation
Rachael Field (QueenslandUniversity of Technology) / 35
Conflict management in an operational environment: a force multiplier
Chris Ford (Department of National Defence, Canada)

DAYONE: Wednesday 10 September 2008 continues

Stream / Employment / Indigenous / Ethics and Practice / Organisational Culture
1130 / 14
Transforming the industrial relations landscape
Chief Commissioner Anthony Beech (Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission) / 105
Bringing calm waters: a cross-cultural exploration of our role as peace-makers in helping to calm fears during negotiations
Sarah Blake and Brenda Mutha (Mawul Rom Association) / 102
National ethical guidelines for mediators
Ian Hanger (National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council Member) / 55
Counter-culturalism: an integrated problem solving approach to dispute resolution in the Australian Defence Organisation – the fairness and resolution centre
Helen Marks (Department of Defence)
1200 / 23
Mediation and collective bargaining in New Zealand
Judy Dell and Peter Franks (New Zealand Department of Labour) / 88
Cultural diversity, conflict resolution and the role of law
Lola Akin Ojelabi (La Trobe University) / 47
Transforming lawyer perspectives of their clients’ role in mediation: what mediators should know
Olivia Rundle (University of Tasmania) / 95
Global frontiers in dispute resolution: ADR in the WTO
Laurence Boulle (BondUniversity)
1230 / Lunch Break and POSTER PRESENTATIONS including Speaker’s Corner
Chair:
1335 /

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

/ Culture, change and creativity: mediating ourselves home
Prof Michelle LeBaron(University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, Vancouver, Canada)
1425 /

BRIEF INTERLUDE

1435 /

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

/ The new lawyer: moving from warrior to conflict resolver
ProfJulie Macfarlane(University of Windsor, Canada)
1525 / Afternoon Tea Break

CONCURRENT SESSION TWO

Stream / Family DR / Business / Health Services / Workplace
Chair:
1600 / 33
Family dispute resolution and family law reform – the first 1000 clients
Andrew Bickerdike (Relationships Australia, Victoria) / 58
Franchising conflict – towards greater understanding and effective resolution
Jeff Giddings (GriffithLawSchool) / 46
Something’s happening here: resolving complaints in the NSW health conciliation registry
Julia Lines (Health Conciliation Registry) / 57
The impact of personality structure on mediation process and outcomes
Jenny Ellison (OSA Group)
1630 / 79
Taking the heat out of child disputes in the Family Court
Mary Sankey (Sankey Associates) / 64
Impediments to successful mediation
Seckin Ungur (University of New South Wales) / 104
Is there a different way following harm in health care?
Anne Donaldson (Office of Health Review) / Workshop 37
A narrative approach to mediation
Alison Cotter (Department of Labour, NZ)

DAYONE: Wednesday 10 September 2008 continues

1700 / 91
Hearing the voice of the child transforms the landscape of a family law dispute resolution service
Michele Harris and Walter Ibbs (Victoria Legal Aid) / 68
The mediated organisation; engaging, managing and mediating transformative values
Peter Marshall (MarshallEnterprise Learning) / 78
Strengthening the health manager through conflict coaching
Suzanne Rawlinson (South East Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service) / A narrative approach to mediation
continues
1730 / Close of Sessions
1730 / CONFERENCE DRINKS
1900 / HOSTED DINNERS (optional)

Hyatt Regency

1730 – 1930 / Schools Conflict Resolution And Mediation (SCRAM) National Grand Final
Delegates welcome – no charge

Day Two: Transforming the Landscape: tilling the soil

DAY TWO: THURSDAY 11 September 2008

0730 /

Morning exercise activities (walking, yoga) (optional)

0830 /

Registration – Hyatt Regency Perth

Chair:
0900 /

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

/ Persuasion in negotiation and mediation
Prof John Wade(BondUniversity)
CONCURRENT SESSION THREE
Stream / Peace and Conflict Studies / Mediation Practice / DR Research
Chair:
0950 / 75
Disappearing from the landscape? The prognosis for peace and conflict centres at Australasian Universities
Melissa Conley Tyler and Tania Sourdin (University of Melbourne) / 25
Case studies in Indigenous dispute resolution and conflict management
Juanita Pope (Federal Court of Australia) / The use of Islamic Dispute Resolution Processes in North American Mosques: an empirical study
Prof Julie Macfarlane(University of Windsor, Canada)
1030 /

Morning Tea Break

CONCURRENT SESSION FOUR

Stream / Workplace / Family DR / Business IT and Government / Process and Skills
Chair:
1100 / 38
ADR for the long haul – a progressive model of conciliation in action
Susan Cibau (Accident Compensation Conciliation Service) / 56
Reading the landscape of power: how family dispute resolution practitioners understand power
Becky Batagol (MonashUniversity) / 98
What’s new in telephone mediation: a public sector mediation service steps up to a new level of telephone access for parties in mediation
Jessica Carter (Dept of Building and Housing, New Zealand) / Mediation: is it a matter of style or context
Robert Turner and Commander James Unkles (Australian Defence Force)

DAY TWO: Thursday 11 September 2008 continues

Stream / Workplace / Family DR / Business IT and Government / Process and Skills
1130 / 30
Workplace bullying: to mediate or not – now that’s a good question
Leah McLay and Lyn Lockhart (Department of Labour, NZ) / 31
Grumpy clients and grumpier mediators – the power of 3 on FRC world,. can it work in mediation
Lilia Szarski (Relationships Australia, Victoria) / 40
Collaborative law overview – towards collaborative problem solving in business
Robert Lopich (Collaborative Lawyers) / 100
Remodelling the mediation model: a discussion of process enhancements
Franca Petrone (Flinders University, SA)
1200 / 99
Dispute resolution in universities: systematic or automatic
Danelle Dobinson (QueenslandUniversity of Technology) / 62
Mediator neutrality: a model for practice
Susan Douglas (University of the SunshineCoast) / 70
Using mediation to resolve complaints about the Australian intelligence community
Ian Wells (QueenslandUniversity of Technology) / 76
Addressing difficulties at the preparatory stage: case studies for thought
Bianca Keys (The Accord Group)
1230 / Lunch Break and POSTER PRESENTATIONS including Speaker’s Corner

CONCURRENT SESSION FIVE

Stream / Criminal Justice / Comparative / Interagency Co-operation / Business/Agriculture
Chair:
1330 / 90
Planting the seeds of alternative restorative practices through the grass roots of our community
Sheryl Wendt-Ross (North Queensland Dispute Resolution Centre) / tbc / 73
“Fasten your seat belts we’re in for a bumpy ride!”: Changing the landscape through FDR and family violence organisational partnerships
Walter Ibbs and Margot Scott(Roundtable Dispute Management – Victoria Legal Aid) / Invited speaker interactive session
Transforming the landscape of agriculture with mediation
Frank Handy(The Trillium Group)
1400 / 65
Victim-offender mediation in WA
Tracey Marshall (Department of Corrective Services) / 87
Mediation – opportunities for transforming the landscape in Nigeria
Kayode George / 28
Breaking down the barriers: cross agency
co-mediation
Cara Takitimu and Susan Freeman Greene (New Zealand Department of Labour) / Session continues
1430 /

NMC SCHOLARSHIP LAUNCH AND INAUGURAL PRESENTATION

Chair:
1445 /

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

/ Working with high conflict clients
Mr Bill Eddy(National Conflict Resolution Center, California))
1530 / Afternoon Tea Break

DAY TWO: Thursday 11 September 2008 continues

CONCURRENT SESSION SIX

Stream / Tribunals / Culture and Peace / Family DR / Mediator Training
Chair:
1600 / 39
Mediation in the State Administrative Tribunal from alternative to mainstream – a success story
Maurice Spillane (State Administrative Tribunal) / 44
Mediation in conflict resolution – what makes for successful peace negotiations?
Brenda Daly and Noelle Higgins (DublinCityUniversity) / 77
Mediation for divorcing couples: is compulsory a good idea?
Deborah Macfarlane (VictoriaUniversity) / 22
Political and social / emotional competencies: new standards of mediator practice and professional development
Patricia Marshall (MarshallEnterprise Learning)
1630 / 82
Mediation is not just about settling – compulsory conferences, expert conclaves and ‘hot tubs’
Catherine Aird (Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal) / 66
Buddhist mediation: a transformative approach to conflict resolution
Helena Yuen (University of Hong Kong) / 89
Compulsory mediation: prepared for the paradigm shift?Andrea Cotter-Moroz(NSW) / 18 Workshop
Transforming mediation training: a model of best practice for coaching students in mediation role plays
Samantha Hardy (University of Queensland)
1700 / 67
Neutral evaluation and case appraisal: taking mediation further
Geri Ettinger / 69
Bringing mindful awareness to transformative mediation: the role of the mediator
Tom Fisher (La TrobeUniversity) / 51
Leading horses to water and making them drink: compulsory dispute resolution in the Australian context
Joe Harman (University of Western Sydney) / Session continues
1730 / Close of Sessions
1900 / CONFERENCE DINNER(optional)

DayThree: Transforming the Landscape: looking toward the horizon

DAY THREE: FRIDAY 12 September 2008

0730 /

Morning exercise activities (walking, yoga) (optional)

0900 /

Registration – Hyatt Regency Perth

Chair:
9.00 / INVITED SPEAKER / IMI mediator certification and selection scheme and mediation information program
Ms Irena Vanenkova (International Mediation Institute, The Netherlands)
0930 / INVITED SPEAKERS / HYPOTHETICAL
No borders to justice? The regulationof mediation around the world
Chaired by Prof Nadja Alexander (Director ACPACS)
Prof Julie Macfarlane; Mr Thomas Henschel; Ms Irena Vanenkova and Mr Ian Hanger SC
1045 /

Morning Tea Break

DAY THREE: Friday 12 September 2008 continues

CONCURRENT SESSION SEVEN

Stream / Government / Family DR / Mediation Profession / Process
Chair:
1115 / Invited Speaker
The Victorian Parliament Law Reform Committee inquiry into alternative dispute resolution
Johan Scheffer MLC (Victorian Parliament Law Reform Committee) / The potential for culturally responsive family dispute resolution
Dr Susan Armstrong (University of Western Sydney) / 10
Is mediation now a profession?
David Ardagh (CharlesSturtUniversity) / 72
Mediator immunity: an update
Emma Matthews (Australian Commercial Disputes Centre)
1145 / Session continues / 59
Diving with sharks: a mediator’s quest for survival in uncharted waters
Margaret Ross / 103
The training boom for collaborative professionals: mediation as beneficiary
Marion Korn (Collaborative Lawyer, Mediator and Trainer, Canada) / 36 Workshop
Values and purpose in mediation
Ian Goodhardt (Family Mediation Centre) and Tom Fisher (La TrobeUniversity)
1215 / 7
Evolution of professional identities to transform professional landscapes – a conversation between mediators and ombudsmen
David Miller (World Health Organisation)and Jan Schonauer (International Ombudsman Association) / 13
Family law: procedural justice in the lawyer-client relationship and the course of the dispute resolution process
Jill Howieson (The University of Western Australia) / 86
Neutrality and advocacy in collaborative practice: the roles of FDRPs, mediators and coaches
Tina Sinclair (Private Practitioner and UTS Trainer) Marilyn Scott (Senior Lecturer UTS)and Linda Solomon (Private Practitioner) / Workshop continues
1245 / Lunch Break
Chair:
1345 / Special Session
1400 / INVITED SPEAKERS and
Question Time / From accreditation to quality mediation practice – next steps?
Prof Tania Sourdin(The University of Queensland)
Hon Justice Murray Kellam AO (NADRAC)
1500 /

National Mediator Accreditation Committee (NMAC)

/ Discussion of National Mediator Accreditation issues
1530 /

National Mediation Conference

BUSINESS / National Mediation Conference Host 2010
1545 /

CONFERENCE CLOSE

1600 / Afternoon Tea/Farewell Drinks

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Collaborative law: is it really ADR?

A/Prof Anne Ardagh (CharlesSturtUniversity)

Corporate values – do they have a role in conflict resolution?

Commander James Unkles (Australian Defence Force)

Mediation and clinical negligence: can mediation successfully address the objectives of clinical negligence claimants?

Dr Brenda Daly (DublinCityUniversity)

The changing technology landscape: recent trends in online dispute resolution

Melissa Conley-Tyler (University of Melbourne)

Self reflection / reflexivity: critical self analysis or navel gazing?

Robert Turner (Australian Defence Force)

Managing disputes before the small claims tribunal with the use of ADR

Trevor Davern (Barrister-at-law)

Mediation and ethics

Marcel Alter (Alternate Dispute Resolution Solutions)

Profiling Conflict: are there difficult people or are there just different people?

Sharon Hudson (Talent Tools)

Conflict resolution strategies and organizational citizenship behaviour: the moderating role of emotional intelligence

Oluwayinka John Akinyemi

Occurrence and management of conflicts in the rift valley, Kenya

Eliud Michura

Horseback courts and mothers-in-law: lessons in judicial mediation from the Chinese

Linda Fisher (Linda Fisher & Associates) andIan Irving (ADR Services, Federal Court of Australia

Bargaining in the shadow of the law and reality at the Victorian civil and administrative tribunal (VCAT)

Susanne Liden (Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal)

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